Analysis and structure of water distribution system in the distribution depot of the Carmona Gate as a way of supplying water to the Royal Alcazar of Seville

Abstract

The water from the Canos de Carmona aqueduct has been, for many centuries, an essential resource for supplying the Royal Alcazar of Seville. This research tries to analyze the system used in the distribution of the water that arrived at the palaces and gardens of the palace in the Modern Age. The study focuses on the water distribution ark located in the Carmona Gate, the last stretch of the Sevillian aqueduct. In order to analyze this hydraulic construction, which has now disappeared, the following main objectives have been set: to propose a hypothesis of its location and operation, and to interpret, draw and measure the dimensions of the plant and the elevation of the reservoir from a blueprint of the XVII century.